Courtyard House: She got anxious when He Yushui wasn't licked.

Perhaps angered by Xu Damao, Lou Xiao'e ate her noodles very quickly and with great relish.

Qin Jingru watched with envy, especially when Lou Xiao'e was eating meat. She wished she could kick Lou Xiao'e aside and snatch the meat for herself.

After Lou Xiao'e finished eating her noodles, she put down her chopsticks and patted her stomach. This was the first time she had ever eaten such delicious braised noodles, and she was already feeling quite full.

Xu Damao walked in. He looked at Qin Jingru and Lou Xiao'e. Between the two women, he still chose the young and beautiful Qin Jingru. After all, Qin Jingru was young and beautiful and could lay eggs.

Lou Xiao'e has been married to Xu Damao for so many years, but Xu Damao has never had children, which is his regret. What's wrong with divorcing and remarrying in order to have a child?

Xu Damao's parents would definitely support him on this point. They had long been dissatisfied with Lou Xiao'e, who was a barren old hen.

Xu Damao spoke up, saying, "Since things have come to this, let's part ways amicably, don't you think, Lou Xiao'e?"

Now Xu Damao no longer calls her "wife" or "wife," but directly calls her by her full name, Lou Xiao'e.

Lou Xiao'e never expected that Xu Damao would be such an ungrateful wretch. She was truly blind to have married him back then. To make things difficult for Xu Damao, she gritted her teeth and said, "What do you mean by 'let's part amicably'? This family belongs to me. If you want a divorce, fine, but we'll divide it fairly."

Upon hearing this, Xu Damao sneered. Lou Xiao'e, that barren old hen, was actually eyeing his property. He immediately shook his head and said, "Forget about the house. I can give you some money."

Lou Xiao'e shook her head in disagreement. Did her Lou family lack money? Of course not. What she wanted was for Xu Damao to suffer and to disgust Xu Damao and Qin Jingru. Half of the house was her bottom line.

Just as Xu Damao was about to make a move, Wang Lin grabbed Xu Damao's hand from behind, shook him off, and warned, "Brother Damao, Lou Xiao'e is my sister. If you dare to lay a hand on her, don't blame me for being impolite."

Xu Damao had witnessed Wang Lin's prowess firsthand. He beat He Yuzhu as easily as playing around. If they were to actually fight, Xu Damao knew he would be no match for Wang Lin. So, he could only put on a pitiful act and say, "Brother Wang Lin, you know there's only one room in the house. How can Lou Xiao'e possibly want half of it?"

That makes sense, but Wang Lin wouldn't agree. He said directly, "The house is the joint property of the couple. What's wrong with my sister Xiao'e wanting half of the house?"

Qin Jingru couldn't sit still any longer. She stood up and interjected, "She wants half of the house, so how are we supposed to live? The three of us are going to squeeze into one house?"

Lou Xiao'e, of course, wouldn't do that. She said directly, "If this house is sold, I want half of the house's price."

Selling house?

Xu Damao and Qin Jingru were both shocked.

Lou Xiao'e is planning to flip the table!

Wang Lin knew that Xu Damao would definitely not agree, so he said to Lou Xiao'e, "Sister Xiao'e, how about this, let's have someone appraise how much the house is worth, and we'll just take half of the house price."

Lou Xiao'e thought about it and realized that Wang Lin's idea was even better, so she nodded and said, "Okay, I'll listen to you."

Xu Damao watched Wang Lin and Lou Xiao'e acting like a perfect couple, and he was truly disgusted.

Qin Jingru looked at Xu Damao, her eyes seemingly asking him to speak. If she really had to give away half of the house price, could Xu Damao afford it?

Xu Damao said, "Let's let the three elders decide. I'll follow their arrangements."

When Wang Lin heard Xu Damao say this, could it be that he had already come up with a plan?

After waiting for a while, the three old men returned.

Xu Damao personally visited the three old men to discuss the matter, and at the same time, he promised them many benefits in an attempt to win them over.

Uncle Yan Bugui was easy to bribe; he could be persuaded to stand on his side with just a few benefits, so Xu Damao wasn't worried at all.

As for Uncle Liu Haizhong, he likes to hear flattery. Xu Damao could easily manipulate him by saying a few unscrupulous words.

Uncle Yi Zhonghai was not as easily fooled as the previous two uncles. When Xu Damao first asked him to stand on his side, Yi Zhonghai refused with a righteous face. It was only after Xu Damao threatened him that Yi Zhonghai had no choice but to stand on Xu Damao's side.

After dealing with the three old men, Xu Damao swaggered back into the house and took Qin Jingru to the yard.

Three elderly men carrying teacups entered the courtyard. They exchanged glances the moment they met, as if exchanging a message.

After the two sons of Uncle Liu Haizhong went to inform the people in the courtyard to hold a meeting, it wasn't long before everyone sent a representative to attend.

Wang Lin sat down next to Lou Xiao'e and comforted her, saying, "Sister Xiao'e, it's not worth it for Xu Damao."

"Don't worry, Brother Wang Lin, I've thought it through. What you said makes sense."

Lou Xiao'e has come to terms with it now. Xu Damao is determined to divorce her, and since he can't have children, it seems that he really is the one who has held her back. Since he can't fulfill her dream of becoming a mother, she might as well kick Xu Damao to the curb. Anyway, he gave her the opportunity, and no one will say anything bad about her.

"That's good. I was worried that Sister Xiao'e wouldn't understand."

Wang Lin immediately nodded, as long as Lou Xiao'e understood.

When most of the neighbors had arrived, an old man named Yi Zhonghai stood up and said, "Today we are having a very important meeting in our courtyard, which is about Xu Damao and Lou Xiao'e."

"Xu Damao and his wife? Could it be that they've had another fight?"

"Who is the woman next to Xu Damao? Why is Xu Damao sitting with another girl?"

"Could it be that Xu Damao is having an affair? Has someone come knocking on his door?"

You never know what you'll get until you do.

Everyone saw Xu Damao and Qin Jingru sitting on the same bench, while Lou Xiao'e sat with Wang Lin.

The old man, Yi Zhonghai, didn't keep them in suspense and continued, "Xu Damao and Lou Xiao'e are getting a divorce because of incompatibility, but the division of their marital property after the divorce is a problem. Let's give them some advice."

"They're really getting a divorce!"

"Xu Damao is incredibly lucky! He actually found such a young and beautiful girl."

"What, are you envious?"

The neighbors started talking about it.

At this moment, Wang Lin stood up and said, "Yi Zhonghai, what nonsense are you spouting? It's clearly Xu Damao who found another woman outside. Why is he actively seeking out a woman to force him out? What a convenient excuse of 'relationship discord'! You know how to talk a good game."

When Wang Lin exposed Yi Zhonghai's lie, he didn't get agitated. Instead, he calmly retorted, "Lou Xiao'e has been married to Xu Damao for so many years but hasn't given him a single child. If you ask me, Xu Damao has done more than enough."

Chapter 117: A Big Plot Reversal

The old man Yi Zhonghai's words were undoubtedly saying that Lou Xiao'e couldn't lay eggs. Although he didn't say it explicitly, the meaning was roughly the same.

"Indeed! Xu Damao and his wife have been married for so many years. If it were me, I would have broken down long ago."

"That's true! Of the three unfilial acts, the greatest is having no offspring."

Some men with more conservative views started discussing it, seemingly all siding with Xu Damao.

As Xu Damao listened to his neighbors speaking up for him, he crossed his legs with great pride, as if to say to Wang Lin, "Listen to this, this is how a normal man thinks."

Qin Jingru also raised her head, looking like a victorious hen.

When Qin Huairu and Jia Zhangshi saw Xu Damao and Qin Jingru getting involved together, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were shocked but mostly supportive.

After all, Qin Jingru is Qin Huairu's cousin. If she marries Xu Damao, then Xu Damao will be Bang Geng's uncle. This is a real family relationship. Would Xu Damao dare not help their family?

At that time, all Qin Huairu has to do is whisper something in Qin Jingru's ear, and Xu Damao will have no choice but to comply.

You should know that Xu Damao was a projectionist, a very popular job, and he would bring back a lot of things after each trip to the countryside.

Just when everyone thought Xu Damao had done the right thing, Wang Lin looked at these people and asked, "Don't you know that being unable to have children isn't necessarily a woman's problem?"

Does this statement leave all men in a blind spot of knowledge?

Isn't the inability to have children a woman's problem?

When the old man Yi Zhonghai heard this question, he felt he was in trouble!

Xu Damao frowned, stood up, and looked at Wang Lin with displeasure, saying in an unfriendly tone, "Wang Lin, what do you mean by that?"

Wang Lin certainly wouldn't reopen Xu Damao's wounds right now. Instead, he looked at the old man Yi Zhonghai and said, "I have a friend who is a doctor. He taught me something: being unable to have children isn't necessarily a woman's problem. Men can also have health issues."

Yi Zhonghai felt uncomfortable being stared at by Wang Lin, and he immediately retorted, "Nonsense! How could a man have a problem with his body! The inability to have children is definitely a woman's problem."

Yi Zhonghai, a chauvinist, began to brainwash everyone.

"That's right! What problems could we men possibly have?"

"A woman who can't have children is like a hen that doesn't lay eggs. Luckily, I haven't met one."

"Exactly, Wang Lin is definitely trying to fool us."

The pride of these neighbors in the compound began to take hold.

Xu Damao glared at Wang Lin and said, "Wang Lin, you can say I'm a bad person, but you can't say I'm a bad man. Not being able to have children is definitely not my problem."

Wang Lin laughed and said, "Are you sure it's not your problem? Have you gone to the hospital for a checkup?"

Xu Damao had not gone to the hospital for a checkup, of course. His pride and male chauvinism prevented him from admitting his mistake. Now that Wang Lin was putting him in a difficult position, he shouted angrily, "Of course I went to the hospital for a checkup. The doctor said I am very healthy and there is nothing wrong with me. The inability to have children is Lou Xiao'e's problem."

Lou Xiao'e almost couldn't hold back and stood up to confront Xu Damao, but fortunately Wang Lin stopped her. Wang Lin gave Lou Xiao'e a look to calm down, then looked at Xu Damao and asked, "Brother Damao, you said you went to the hospital for a checkup. Which hospital did you go to? Which doctor did you see? Where are the hospital records?"

Xu Damao didn't expect Wang Lin to be so persistent. He immediately lied and said, "I went to a famous hospital in Beijing and saw Dr. Ma. I lost the hospital's receipt on the way. Anyway, there's no problem with it, so why keep it?"

Wang Lin then looked at the old man Yi Zhonghai and asked, "Yi Zhonghai, you also think Xu Damao's health is fine, right?"

The old man, Yi Zhonghai, didn't understand what Wang Lin meant by asking that question. As a man, he had to support a man, so he nodded and said, "Of course!"

Wang Lin then asked, "So you mean that your lack of children all these years is also due to a health problem of an older woman like you?"

Without hesitation, the old man Yi Zhonghai replied, "That's right!"

Wang Lin nodded, then scanned the neighbors in the courtyard and shouted angrily, "A bunch of uncultured, chauvinistic illiterates!"

The sudden shout startled not only the neighbors in the courtyard, but even Qin Huairu and Jia Zhangshi were so frightened that they almost fell over.

The deaf old woman was so frightened that her heart almost stopped.

Just then, He Yushui returned from get off work, pushing her bicycle. Seeing the large meeting taking place in the compound, she went over to join in the fun and asked, "Are you having another compound-wide meeting? What's it about this time?"

Everyone in the compound turned to look at He Yushui. They wanted to say something, but were afraid of making things awkward.

So everyone's eyes turned to the old man, Yi Zhonghai.

One of the old men, Yi Zhonghai, looked at He Yushui and coughed before saying, "Hey Yushui! This meeting is because Xu Damao and Lou Xiao'e are getting a divorce, and Xu Damao is going to marry Qin Jingru. It's about the distribution of marital property, which is why the three of us old men are here."

"What? Xu Damao and Sister Xiao'e are getting a divorce? This can't be a joke, can it?"

He Yushui looked at the old man Yi Zhonghai in surprise. Xu Damao and Lou Xiao'e were actually getting a divorce?

Although Xu Damao and Lou Xiao'e had their share of arguments, it never came to the point of divorce!

But judging from the expressions on the faces of the neighbors in the compound, it seemed they weren't joking.

He Yushui stood there awkwardly, not knowing what to do. She pushed her bicycle back to the side room and came back later.

After the little incident with He Yushui, Uncle Yi Zhonghai did not forget Xu Damao's instructions. He continued, "The problem now is that Lou Xiao'e wants half of Xu Damao's house. What do you neighbors in the compound think about this?"

"This Lou Xiao'e is asking for half the house right off the bat?"

"That's outrageous!"

Now everyone started to be dissatisfied with Lou Xiao'e, and she immediately demanded half of the house!